Invited to her home, he discovers she has a toddler and lives with her mother. Guy works on 'Lies', a song about his ex-girlfriend, who moved to London. Girl writes the lyrics for one of Guy's songs ('If You Want Me'), singing to herself while walking down the street at a party, people perform impromptu (including 'Gold'). The next day, they reconcile and spend the week writing, rehearsing and recording songs. He invites her to his father's shop, and on the bus home musically answers Girl's question about what his songs are about: a long-time girlfriend who cheated on him, then left ('Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy').Īt the shop, Guy introduces Girl to his father and takes her to his room, but when he asks her to stay the night, she gets upset and leaves. The next day Girl returns with her broken vacuum and tells him she is also a musician.Īt a music store where Girl usually plays piano, Guy teaches her one of his songs (' Falling Slowly') they sing and play together. Delighted to learn that he repairs hoovers, Girl asks Guy to fix hers. Lured by his music, a young Czech flower seller (Girl) talks to him about his songs. The film has also been adapted into a successful stage musical.Ī thirty-something busker (Guy) performs with his guitar on Grafton Street, Dublin only for his performance to be interrupted when he chases a man who steals his money. Hansard and Irglová's song ' Falling Slowly' won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song, and the soundtrack received a Grammy Award nomination. It received awards including the 2007 Independent Spirit Award for Best Foreign Film. It was a commercial success, earning substantial per-screen box office averages in the United States, and received acclaim from critics. Once spent years in development with the Irish Film Board and was made for a budget of €112,000.

Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film's original songs. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney.

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